Well-being and mental health interventions for Indigenous people in prison: systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Indigenous people are overrepresented in prison populations of colonised justice systems, and Indigenous prisoners in these countries are at a particularly high risk of poor mental health and well-being. There is an acute need to ensure the access of these groups to culturally appropriate, evidence-based interventions. AIMS:To conduct a systematic review, evaluating quantitative and qualitative evaluations of mental health and well-being interventions designed for Indigenous people in custody. METHOD:A search of relevant peer-reviewed journal articles to August 2019 was conducted. The focus was on colonised countries under a Western model of justice and health, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. The review utilised Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, PsycNET, EBSC

SUBMITTER: Perdacher E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6854355 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature